Improvement in cultivators



l. H. CHAPPELL. Improvement in Cultivators.

Patented April 2, 18,72.

L? Mm UNITED S'rArrns ISAAC H. GHAPPELL, OF LAVRENGE, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT INl CULTIVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,271, dated April 2, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAc H. CHAPPELL, of Lawrence, in the county of Douglas and in the State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Cultivator and Land-Marker; and do hereby declare that the ibllowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a combined corn-cultivator and marker," as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side view ot' my machine with one wheel removed; Figure 2 is plan view of the machine, and Fig. is a plan view of a part of the marker.

A represents a wooden axle-tree to the under side of which are secured two iron axles, a a, by means of clips b b, and upon the outer end of each of said iron axles is placedawheel, B. rllhe axles aa are adjustable, and held at any desired point by means oi' the clamps, so that the wheels may be moved closer together or further apart, for the purpose of marking corn land previous to planting the corn, the wheels making-the marks, thereby saving a separate machine for marking oli' land for check-rowing corn. At right angles with and in center of the wooden axle is let in or otherwise secured a beam, C, having a hinged part, D, at its rear end, upon which the seat E is secured. The advantage of this hinge is to tip the seat forward when the plowman is walking, so that he can see the corn plainer, or to turn it back in its place when he wants to ride. rlhe front end of the beam C is by a bolt attached to two cross-bars, G G, one above and the other below the beam. Between the en ds of these cross-bars are placed side beams c' c', the rear ends of which are connected by a top cross-bar, G', resting upon the beam C, as shown. To the outer side of each of the side beams C' is attacheda plow-beam, H, bent, as shown in Fig. 1, and passing through a vertical slotted bar, I, extending downward from said beam. To the inner side of the plow-beam H is attached a smaller beam, H', each provided with a plow, J. A handle, K, is also suitably attached, and braced to the plowbeam H. The plows J J are on their rear side provided with ilanges d d, between which the lower end of the plow-beam rits, and is irmly bolted, thus securing the plow to the beam. To the front ends of the side beams c' c' is attached a forked tongue, L, by means of plates e e, as shown in Figs. l and 2. The plows are moved closer together or further apart, as may be desired, and held by means of pins passing through holes in the cross-bars G and G', and the beams C', there being several holes in said bars to allow of the movement of the beams out and in. The plow-beams are suspended at any desired height by means of chains ff, which are hooked in standards M M from the axle A. N represents a bar otl suitable length, provided with shoes or markers O O at the ends, so that the machine will make four marks at a time, the wheels making two and the shoes the other two. The marker N 0 is attached inthefollowingmanner: Thefour plow-shovels J J are taken ott', and the loops h h, near the center of the marker are put on the shanks of the plow-beams; the same bolts that fasten the shovels being used to fasten the marker. P represents an iron staple, passing through the cross-bar G', and grasping the beam C. This staple is to be in position when the marker is used, and taken oft' when the cultivator is used.

Vhen the staple is on it keeps the frame from moving sidewise, so as to keep the extra markers steady for making straight marks; and when it is taken oft it allows the frame and plows to be moved sidewise, as may be necessary.

This machine can be used either as a riding or walking corn-cultivator and corn-field marker without making any substantial change in the machine.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The cultivatonframe composed ot' the ad justable side beams C C', connected at their rear ends bythe eross-barG, and at their front ends by the cross-bars G G, Where the frame is pivoted to the longitudinal beam G, which rests on the axle A, all substantially as set forth.

2. The bent plow-beams H H, pivoted to the adjustable bars C C', and the slotted guides I I, which are extended downward below the rear ends of the beam C', all substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 2d day Of December, 1871.

ISAAC H. GIIAPPELL. Witnesses:

JOHN H. A. NORTON, A. H. SHEPHERD. 

